Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Military expenditure (current USD)
Sri Lanka
1.39 billion current USD
in 2025
Uganda
1.30 billion current USD
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
83rd
Uganda rank
85th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.39 billion current USD against 1.30 billion current USD in Uganda, a difference of 93.74 million current USD.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 85th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.16 million current USD | 10.42 million current USD | 4.74 million current USD | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 26.94 million current USD | 96.74 million current USD | 69.80 million current USD | Uganda |
| 1980s | 106.57 million current USD | 141.10 million current USD | 34.52 million current USD | Uganda |
| 1990s | 517.70 million current USD | 111.61 million current USD | 406.09 million current USD | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 875.39 million current USD | 206.08 million current USD | 669.32 million current USD | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 1.71 billion current USD | 422.08 million current USD | 1.29 billion current USD | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.30 billion current USD | 1.06 billion current USD | 236.33 million current USD | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.39 billion current USD against 1.30 billion current USD in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 93.74 million current USD, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 85th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)